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Home Affairs warns of scams as 2026 census approaches

Home Affairs warns of scams as 2026 census approaches

Multiple government departments have issued warnings ahead of the 2026 census, cautioning people to stay vigilant as ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 07 Aug 2026
New cyber intelligence hub reveals fake online stores among Australia’s top scam threats

New cyber intelligence hub reveals fake online stores among Australia’s top scam threats

Gen’s Fearless Planet Index uses real-world intelligence to track threats around the world.

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Aug 2026
Major investment firm buying HSBC in Australia caught up in Wall Street hack wave

Major investment firm buying HSBC in Australia caught up in Wall Street hack wave

Blackstone, the private equity firm that has agreed to acquire HSBC’s mortgage and loan business in Australia, is one of ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 07 Aug 2026
Watch this? Academics and privacy commissioner raise further concerns over smart glasses

Watch this? Academics and privacy commissioner raise further concerns over smart glasses

Kmart’s cheap Meta knock-off smart glasses may be popular, but they’re continuing to raise serious privacy concerns, ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Aug 2026
O for a muse of fire: Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic as its AI hacked a third party

O for a muse of fire: Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic as its AI hacked a third party

A misconfiguration during independent testing led to Meta’s Muse Spark ​1.1 actively exploiting “a security ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Aug 2026
Updoc says a cyber incident may have exposed customer data

Updoc says a cyber incident may have exposed customer data

A security incident may have seen the personal data of patients using Australian 24/7 telehealth service Updoc accessed ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 06 Aug 2026
CrowdStrike launches US$100k AI security challenge

CrowdStrike launches US$100k AI security challenge

CrowdStrike has partnered with AWS to launch an interactive global competition designed to teach security professionals ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 06 Aug 2026
Cyber and AI threats squeeze financial services

Cyber and AI threats squeeze financial services

Intrusions, AI‑driven attacks, and mortgage fraud probes are reshaping risk for banks and lenders globally.

Charlie Tchetchenian Thu, 06 Aug 2026
Oh no, not again: AI Security Institute discloses ‘unsanctioned action’ during AI testing

Oh no, not again: AI Security Institute discloses ‘unsanctioned action’ during AI testing

UK’s AISI says Anthropic and OpenAI models engaged in “potentially harmful activity directed at real people and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 06 Aug 2026
Wall Street firms targeted in attempted AI-powered vishing attacks

Wall Street firms targeted in attempted AI-powered vishing attacks

A number of major Wall Street financial services firms have been targeted by threat actors in attempted cyber attacks, ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 06 Aug 2026
Patch now! N-able warns of exploitation of N-central authentication bypass vulnerability

Patch now! N-able warns of exploitation of N-central authentication bypass vulnerability

The company and researchers recommend “urgent” patching of the vulnerability impacting all versions of N-central.

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Aug 2026
NAB to begin testing of agentic AI for customers

NAB to begin testing of agentic AI for customers

The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced it will soon test an agentic AI platform for lending.

Daniel Croft Wed, 05 Aug 2026
Research: AI assistants can accelerate business email compromise to warp speed

Research: AI assistants can accelerate business email compromise to warp speed

A new proof of concept developed by Barracuda illustrates how attackers could use AI assistants to rapidly escalate a ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Aug 2026